Did he do something in order to be applauded? Something good? great? Heroic? Unexpected? Did he receive literal applause? From the same people that didn't welcome him? Is this a true story? Fiction? FYOI?

Did he do something in order to be applauded? Yes Something good? great? Heroic? This is closest, though all the others were impliedUnexpected? Did he receive literal applause? No From the same people that didn't welcome him? Yesish to Yope Is this a true story? This one Fiction? FYOI?

Was he unwelcome because of something he was thought to have done? Something that people believed he was going to do? Something that he was going to do? That they believed he was doing? That he was doing?

Was he unwelcome because of something he was thought to have done? Something that people believed he was going to do? Something that he was going to do? That they believed he was doing? That he was doing? Only for something he has done ... ish

This is WW1. Our hero -- let's give him a name, Roberto -- was not welcome at first (but not accused of anything, really), but in the end he was acclaimed. The reason for which he was not welcome was because of something he yesishly did, to someone. Look out for FA here.

Our Roberto raised to fame -- a street in Rome bears his name and he is a known figure. He wasn't in the military.

Is the object larger than a building? Depending on the type of building, it could be, though normally buildings are larger A room? Yes to this and to the rest A bookshelf? A microwave? A baseball? A bread crumb?

was he an engineer? I don't think so. More like a mechanic I guess Is the metal thing a tower of some sort? No can it be called a: structure? Building? Vehicle? This one, none of the others Weapon? Is electricity involved? No Relevant how the object got broken? Not at all and the object is not broken, the 'fixing' was used for lack of a better word. I think maintenance is more appropriate. The object in itself is not very relevant, but what happened during the maintenance operation is

Was it a water vehicle? Land vehicle? Aircraft? Was he unwelcome before he started the maintenance? Was he unwelcome because he wanted to do maintenance? Did he become a hero while carrying out the maintenance? Enemy operations relevant? Did he discover something? Such as sabotage? Or an attack?

Was it a water vehicle? No Land vehicle? Yes Aircraft? So not this Was he unwelcome before he started the maintenance? No Was he unwelcome because he wanted to do maintenance? No, it was his job to do it Did he become a hero while carrying out the maintenance? No and a major FA lurking Enemy operations relevant? No Did he discover something? No Such as sabotage? Or an attack? No and the same FA. Once this FA is cleared, we'll be approaching the finale, I guess

Whoops - I meant "was he," not "were they." I don't know what I was thinking about - my bad. No problem, we solved it

Did the injured person fall on the locomotive? Was he shoved into it? Was he run over by it? I don't know the exact details and these are irrelevant. He was caught by some gear. Now how this event led to Roberto not being welcome?

This is the only part remaining to solve. We know that he was later acclaimed because he became a war hero.

Was Roberto supposed to be protecting the guy? Was there supposed to be a safety measure preventing this from happening? Was the locomotive running when Roberto was working on it? Was it supposed to be?

Was Roberto supposed to be protecting the guy? Serious FA Was there supposed to be a safety measure preventing this from happening? I don't know, irr Was the locomotive running when Roberto was working on it? Yes but the details of the accident are largely irrelevant Was it supposed to be? Yes.

So Roberto was not welcome because he'd injured himself while working on the locomotive? Yesish Was the manner of injury stupid? Horrific? No to both. The manner in which he managed to get injured is not relevant

Roberto is an Italian hero of WW1 although he was not in the military, technically speaking. He was not welcome at first, because of an accident in which he injured himself, while doing his job as some sort of a mechanic of locomotives. He was later acclaimed for his heroic stance during the war. The story is true and our Roberto's real name will be revealed in the $poiler.

Remaining to solve: why was he not welcome and what has this to do with the accident?

Was he not welcome because of where he'd injured himself? Where as in what part of the body? This is relevant, to some extent, though conceivably other scenarios could be equally likely Relevant where he injured himself?

was he unwelcome because he couldn't do something? such as go to war? Or because how he looked? Is the military relevant to unwelcoming him? Or the church? Or a politician? Or the general population? Or someone involved in the incident where he lost his leg? were all cripples unwelcome? All cripples without a leg?

was he unwelcome because he couldn't do something? such as go to war? YES!, or least they thought he couldn't Or because how he looked? No Is the military relevant to unwelcoming him? YES! Or the church? Or a politician? Or the general population? Or someone involved in the incident where he lost his leg? were all cripples unwelcome? All cripples without a leg?

It's time for the

******* SPOILER *******

Our Roberto was in fact Enrico Toti, who lost his leg in 1908 while working for the Italian railways. Subsequently he become an accomplished cyclist, riding his bycicle with only one leg throughout Europe up to Lapland and in Egypt.

With the advent of WW1 Toti thrice petitioned for enrollment into the military but was rejected because of his injury. Nonetheless, he took his bicycle and managed to get to the battlefield and participated in combat operation. Caught by the military police, he was arrested and sent back home, only for him to find his way back to the battlefield. He died at Monfalcone in 1916, legendarily hurling his clutch at the enemy.

He was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor (Italy's highest award for valour), one of the few civilians to be bestowed by this honour. Many streets (including one in Rome), two Italian navy submarines and one branch of the Railway police have been named after him.

Thanks to all for playing, especially Balin and Galfisk who also provided the final informations.

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